Ravens roll Colts, Seahawaks shut down Skins

The Colts ran up over 400 yards of offense, but could only mange three field goals in Baltimore. The Ravens now head to Denver to play the Broncos

 

The Baltimore Ravens want one long final ride for Ray Lewis. Having disposed of Andrew Luck and the Colts, they now face a more imposing challenge.

Next up, Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos.

Anquan Boldin set a franchise record with 145 yards receiving, including the clinching touchdown in the Ravens’ 24-9 victory Sunday over Indianapolis in an AFC wild-card game. The win delays star linebacker Lewis’ retirement for at least another week as Baltimore (11-6) heads to top-seeded Denver (13-3) next Saturday.

Can the Ravens D stand up against Peyton’s offense?

Seahawks too much for Skins, ailing RG3

The Seattle Seahawks finally won a road playoff game Sunday, taking a 24-14 NFC wild-card victory over the Washington Redskins, who lost Robert Griffin III to another knee injury in the fourth quarter.

Marshawn Lynch ran for 131 yards, and Russell Wilson completed 15 of 26 passes for 187 yards and ran eight times for 67 yards for the Seahawks, who broke an eight-game postseason losing streak away from home.

Seattle will visit the top-seeded Atlanta Falcons next Sunday.

Lynch’s 27-yard run with 7:08 remaining gave the Seahawks (12-5) the lead. On Washington’s next series, Griffin reinjured the right knee he sprained about a month ago while trying to field a bad shotgun snap.

The knee buckled badly, and the Seahawks recovered the fumble and kicked an insurance field goal

Can the Atlanta Falcons stop red hot Seattle next week?

Oh yes, the NFL Playoffs DO start today

And here are my picks for the opening weekend

The slumping Texans will edge the Bengals in a close game. 

The Pack will nip the Vikings

The Colts will go back to Baltimore and defeat the Ravens in Ray Lewis’s last game. And that means we NEVER have to watch that moronic pre-game dance Lewis does! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Finally, the Seahawks go to DC and knock off the Skins

 

Dougs NFL picks Week 15

Here we go

Eagles over Bengals

Bears over Packers

Texans over Colts

Ravens over Broncos

Dolphins over Jags

Skins over Browns

Rams over Vikes

Bucs over Saints

Giants over Falcons

Lions over Cards

Chargers over Panthers

Seahawks over Bills

Raiders over Chiefs

Steelers over Cowboys

Pats over Niners

Jets over Titans

Season 133-74

Week 14 11-5

Week 13 10-6 Bleh!

Week 12 8-8!

Week 11 14-0! WAHOO!

Week 10 10-4

Week 9 11-3

Week 8 6-8 UGH

Week 7 picks 10-3

Week 6 Picks 9-5

Week 5 picks 8-5

Week 4 picks 10-5

Week 3 picks 7-9 UGH

Week 2 picks 8-8 UGH

Week 1 picks 11-5

 

Dougs NFL picks, Week 8

Vikes  over Bucs

Jets over Dolphins 

Chargers over Browns

Titans over Colts

Pats over Rams

Pack over Jags

Eagles over Falcons

Steelers over Skins

Lions over Seahawks

Bears over Panthers

Chiefs over Raiders

Saints over Broncos

Cowboys over Giants

Niners over Cards

Season 63-40

Week 7 picks 10-3

Week 6 Picks 9-5

Week 5 picks 8-5

Week 4 picks 10-5

Week 3 picks 7-9 UGH

Week 2 picks 8-8 UGH

Week 1 picks 11-5

 

Doug’s NFL picks Week 2

 

I edged Ed last week, going 11-5, and this week’s picks are as follow

Packers over Bears {Thursday Night}

Chiefs over Bills

Bengals over Browns

Vikes over Colts

Saints over Panthers

Texans over Jags

Raiders over Dolphins

Pats over Cards

Giants over Bucs

Ravens over Eagles

Skins over rams

Cowboys over Seahawks

Steelers over Jets

Chargers over Titans

Niners over Lions {Sunday Night}

Flacons over Broncos {Monday Night}

Also since I will be in Colorado from the 15th to the 24th I will be posting my week 3 picks in the next day or two

 

Jets Defeat Colts, 17-16, Advance In AFC Playoffs

Jets Defeat Colts, 17-16, Advance In AFC Playoffs – Poughkeepsie Journal

The New York Jets defeated the Indianapolis Colts, 17-16, on a Nick Folk field goal as time expired in their AFC wild card round playoff game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday night.

The Jets advance to visit the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional playoff round on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

Folk completed a last-minute Jets’ drive by nailing a 32-yard field goal, igniting the New York celebration and ending a back-and-forth battle.

After the Colts received the ball on the opening kickoff, which happened at 8:15 p.m., neither team was able to move the ball very far against the opposing defenses in the first quarter, punting three times each before the second period.

Finally with 5:25 left in the half, Peyton Manning unleashed a 57-yard strike to a streaking Pierre Garcon, who beat the Jets’ defense to the end zone.

The Jets drove downfield on their final possession of the half, but Mark Sanchez threw the ball away to Justin Tryon at the goal line, and New York went into halftime without scoring.

The Jets took the opening possession in the second half and drove the length of the field for the tying touchdown. Ladainian Tomlinson scored on a 1-yard run.

The Colts responded with a scoring drive of its own as Vinatieri booted a 47-yard field goal to give Indy a 10-7 lead.

The Jets answered with a 17-play, 87-yard drive that lasted 10 minutes, taking a 14-10 lead. Tomlinson scored his second touchdown of the game from a yard out.

Vinatieri kicked his second field goal of the game to cut his team’s deficit to 14-13 with under five minutes remaining.

The Colts received the ball back with 2:36 left on the clock and moved into Jets’ territory at the two-minute warning on a 6-yard Joseph Addai first-down run. Manning completed five straight passes on the drive before tossing an incompletion on third down. Still, Vinatieri nailed a kick from 50-yards to give the Colts the 16-14 advantage.

Antonio Cromartie returned the ensuing kickoff 47 yards back to the Jets’ own 46-yard line, where the Jets starting their drive with less than a minute to play. With 29 seconds left, Sanchez connected with Braylon Edwards, who caught the ball at the Colts’ 14-yard line on the right sideline, setting the stage for Folk’s game-winner.

The Jets entered the game as a wild card entry at 11-5 overall, while the Colts were 10-6 but earned home field advantage by winning the AFC South division.

The game was a rematch of the 2010 AFC Championship game, which the Colts won, 30-17.

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